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BRIDGES v. CITY OF BOSSIER

No. 95-30756.

92 F.3d 329 (1996)

Cortez T. BRIDGES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF BOSSIER, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 22, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela R. Jones, Jones, Mitchell & Burch, Shreveport, LA, Henry Clay Walker, Walker, Tooke, Lyons & Jones, Shreveport, LA, George M. Strickler, Jr., New Orleans, LA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Kenneth E. Mascagni, Robert Kennedy, Jr., Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, Shreveport, LA, for defendant-appellee.

Samuel R. Bagenstos, US Department of Justice, Appellate Section, Civil Rights Division, Washington, DC, Jessica Dunsay Silver, Washington, D.C., for U.S. amicus curiae.

Before GARWOOD, HIGGINBOTHAM and BENAVIDES, Circuit Judges.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-appellant Cortez Bridges (Bridges) appeals the district court's judgment, following a bench trial, denying his claim of discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). We affirm.

Facts and Proceedings Below

Bridges applied for a firefighter position in Bossier City, Louisiana (the City). After passing certain preliminary tests, he was directed to undergo a physical exam. On the medical history form...

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